Friday, January 9, 2026 - 07:00
Deep Depression News, No.6, 2026
Issued at 07:00 hours M.S.T on 9-1-2026
Deep Depression Condition
According to the observations at 05:30 hrs MST today, the Deep Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining East Equatorial Indian Ocean has moved Northwestwards and reached over Southwest Bay of Bengal. It is centered at about 845 Nautical miles Southwest of Coco-Island (Myanmar), 180 Nautical miles Southeast of Trincomalee(Sri Lanka) and 420 Nautical miles South-Southeast of Puducherry(Sri Lanka).It does not intend to move towards Myanmar coasts at the present stage and therefore the Deep Depression is coded as yellow stage.
Position of Deep Depression, center pressure and wind
The Deep Depression is located at Latitude 6.9 degree North and Longitude 83.3 degree East, centre pressure of Deep Depression is 1004 hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is 35 miles per hour at 05:30 hrs MST today.
Next 36 hours forecast
It is likely continue to move Northwestwards and may cross Sri Lanka coast between Pottuvil and Trincomalee during next 24 hours.
